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    A graphic representation of how MTN and Airtel's balance sheets look.

    MTN vs Airtel: Balance Sheet Strength Meets Earnings Momentum in the Race to Win the Telecom Market

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryMarch 14, 2026March 14, 2026

    Uganda’s telecom sector is increasingly defined by a two-horse race between MTN and Airtel. Both companies are growing strongly, benefiting from rising smartphone adoption, data usage, and mobile money transactions….

    “Data Without Decisions Is Noise”: dfcu Bank’s Data Strategist Thadeus Kamara on the Non-Negotiables for Strategy Execution Success

    Kisakye ImaniBanking & Financial ServicesFebruary 21, 2026February 24, 2026

    Thadeus Kamara does not see numbers as figures on a spreadsheet. He sees them as signals, indicators of behaviour, discipline, and strategic alignment. For him, data is not about reporting…

    “The Law Chose Me”: KCB Bank’s Judy Wambaire on Governance, Leadership and Purpose in Modern Banking

    Kisakye ImaniBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

    Judy Wambaire, the Company Secretary and Head of Legal at KCB Bank Uganda, has held the dual role since March 2022, following a near-decade-long tenure at United Bank for Africa…

    Dangote Appoints MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita to Fertilizer Board 

    Paul MurungiLeadership & GovernanceManufacturing & IndustryThe Big StoryJanuary 28, 2026January 28, 2026

    Dangote Industries has appointed MTN Group Chief Executive Officer Ralph Mupita to the board of its fertilizer business as the company prepares to expand operations and pursue a listing in…

    Anastacia Tshesane to become PwC SA CEO

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 9, 2025December 9, 2025

    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has confirmed that Anastacia Tshesane will become Chief Executive Officer of PwC South Africa from 1 July 2026. She will take over from Shirley Machaba, who is due…

    Netflix Strikes $82.7 Billion Deal to Take Over Warner Bros., Redefining the Global Entertainment Landscape

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 5, 2025December 5, 2025

    Netflix Inc. has announced a landmark agreement to acquire Warner Bros. from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in a cash-and-stock transaction that values the studio at an enterprise figure of about…

    Century Bottling’s bid to knock out URA’s UGX 10.2b assessments failed as the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled new audit facts allowed late claims for 2013–2019. It also rejected “parallel assessment” arguments and upheld reverse-charge VAT on separately invoiced Krones services (about UGX 364m). Other tax issues remain pending for now.

    Tribunal Backs URA in UGX 10.2 Billion Century Bottling Tax Fight

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

    Century Bottling Company Limited walked into the Tax Appeals Tribunal hoping to end a costly dispute before it truly began. The Coca-Cola bottler was facing a fresh set of tax…

    Kenya Gov’t to Sell 15% Safaricom Stake to Vodacom in KShs 245 Billion (UGX 6.6 Trillion) Deal

    Paul MurungiCompany NewsEast AfricaThe Big StoryDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

    Kenya Gov’t to Sell 15% Safaricom Stake to Vodacom in KShs 241 billion (UGX 6.5 Trillion Deal) The Kenyan government Kenya has officially begun the process of selling a 15…

    A photo collage of Old Mutual managing director Stephen Chikovore and SanlamAllianz General Insurance chief executive officer Ruth Namuli. SanlamAllianz’s licensed merger has propelled it to Uganda’s second-largest general insurer, capturing 19.8% market share and closing within 1.4 points of Old Mutual in Q3 2025 after years of dominance.

    SanlamAllianz Officially Becomes Uganda’s Second-Largest General Insurer as Market Gap with Old Mutual Narrows Sharply

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryDecember 3, 2025December 3, 2025

    The newly merged SanlamAllianz Uganda has officially become the country’s second-largest general insurer. Market performance report for the 2025 third quarter by Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) shows that the merged…

    URA has begun a nationwide crackdown on undeclared offshore income, using global data-sharing networks to track foreign assets held by Ugandan residents and enforce strict compliance with international tax reporting rules.

    URA Directs Ugandans to Declare Global Income as Foreign Asset Crackdown Begins

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryNovember 20, 2025November 20, 2025

    Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched a sweeping enforcement campaign requiring all Ugandan tax residents with foreign bank accounts, property, or investments to immediately declare their worldwide income and assets,…

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